Donor
AIPAC
Company / nonprofitDC
2 reported gifts; 1 recipient group listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.
AIPAC gave $30M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 88% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 25% were on the winning side ($1.5M won, $4.4M lost, with $523K in races still being counted). $5.1M had no matched result and is excluded.
The AIPAC network: $67M
- AIPAC PAC: its own checks to candidates$2.6M271 candidates
- United Democracy Project: outside spending$54MRaised $112.8M through 2026-10-14
- $10M
- AIPAC's own gift to United Democracy Project (this page)$30MAlready inside the super PAC's money above
The total adds the money that reached candidates, races or other groups. A struck-through amount is money already inside another line, so it is shown but not added twice.
Gave to outside spenders
$30M
88% of it helped Democrats
Winning share of scored dollars
25%
$5.9M scored (20% of gifts)
Spent on the losing side
$4.4M
$523K still being counted
Not allocated or result unknown
$24M
$18M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $5.1M has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.
Where the checks went
| Group | Gave | How the group spent it | Won / lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Democracy Project $18M not allocated to tracked outside spending | $30M | $1.5M / $4.4M |
The trail
What the money bought
| Candidate | Race | Spending | Their share | Paid off? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abdul El-Sayed | Michigan Senate (primary) | Attacking | $4.3M | ✗ No |
| Haley Stevens | Michigan Senate (primary) | Supporting | $2.2M | Unknown |
| Adrian Boafo | Maryland 5th District (primary) | Supporting | $1.2M | ✓ Yes |
| Melissa Conyears-Ervin | Illinois 7th District (primary) | Supporting | $1.1M | Unknown |
| Thomas Massie | Kentucky 4th District (primary) | Attacking | $758K | Unknown |
| Cori Bush | Missouri 1st District (primary) | Attacking | $521K | Unknown |
| Tom Malinowski | New Jersey 11th District | Attacking | $493K | Unknown |
| Aisha Wahab | California 14th District | Attacking | $348K | Counting |
| Melissa Hernandez | California 14th District | Supporting | $175K | Counting |
| Abdul El-Sayed | Michigan Senate | Attacking | $162K | ✗ No |
| Wesley Bell | Missouri 1st District (primary) | Supporting | $145K | ✓ Yes |
| Ed Gallrein | Kentucky 4th District (primary) | Supporting | $123K | ✓ Yes |
Company / nonprofit as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.
Questions people ask
- How much did AIPAC spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?
- AIPAC gave $30M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 88% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 25% were on the winning side ($1.5M won, $4.4M lost, with $523K in races still being counted). $5.1M had no matched result and is excluded.
- Which super PACs did AIPAC fund in 2026?
- United Democracy Project ($30M).
- Which candidates did AIPAC's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?
- against Abdul El-Sayed (Michigan Senate, about $4.3M, lost); for Haley Stevens (Michigan Senate, about $2.2M, unknown); for Adrian Boafo (Maryland 5th District, about $1.2M, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.